Roughly 3 million years ago, a land mass arose from the ocean creating an isthmus connecting what is now North and South America. At the heart of that land bridge today is the country of Panama, which boasts greater bird diversity than any other Central American nation, but whose rainforests are being impacted by urbanization […]
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jewel returns to service and arrived in Colon, Panama, ahead of a cruise that will see the ship homeport in the city for the first time, but also the only time for now. The NCL vessel will embark on a 12-day cruise to San Diego, California. In December of last year, […]
The leader of Panama’s largest drug trafficking group has been arrested in Costa Rica and is set to be extradited to the United States, although this is unlikely to heavily disrupt the cocaine pipeline through Central America. On February 11, security forces in Costa Rica detained Jorge Rubén Camargo Clarke, alias “Cholo Chorrillo,” as he […]
Costa Rica’s next president will guide a pro-democracy pact with Panama and the Dominican Republic. Costa Rica is sometimes called the “Switzerland of Central America” due to its history of democracy, disarmament, political neutrality, and economic prosperity relative to other countries in its neighborhood. That fourth pillar was badly shaken during the COVID-19 pandemic. With […]
It’s Tuesday, March 1, and Panama just recognized nature’s “right to exist.” Panama’s president, Laurentino Cortizo, signed into law far-reaching protections for the natural world last week. The legislation, which was debated for more than a year in Panama’s National Assembly, recognizes the natural world as a “unique, indivisible, and self-regulating community of living beings” […]
In “Panama,” Mel Gibson plays Stark, a CIA operative who recruits James Becker, a Marine veteran played by Cole Hauser, to take on a top-secret arms mission to Panama in 1989, just before the U.S. invasion and the overthrow of Gen. Manuel Noriega. More…
From its most universal attraction, in Canal, to the surfing beaches of Santa Catalina, a route through the natural wonders of the Central American country. More…
Panama has stepped up security along its jungle border with Colombia in an effort to detect irregular migration movements and members of criminal groups. Speaking in Meteti, Security Minister Juan Pino said Friday that the “Wana Humaradá” operation would focus on four strategic points of the Darien region. It aims to prevent drug trafficking, human […]
BUSINESS WIRE – Live and Invest Overseas, the leading resource for people who want to live, retire, and invest overseas, announced today its six best international markets for investment property in 2022: Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Montenegro, Morocco, and the Philippines. These overseas destinations were chosen because they offer untapped, and in some cases, depressed real estate […]
Lufthansa Group’s new long-haul leisure airline, Eurowings Discover will start operations between Frankfurt (FRA) and Panama – Tocumen (PTY) as of March 27 with three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays operated by Airbus A330. The last operation of the German group in Panama – Tocumen (PTY) was in March 2020 by Lufthansa with […]